Disinfecting-cabinet for barbers&#39; use, &amp;c.



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DISINFEGTING CABIN-ET FOB BARBEBS USE, 81.0.

(Application led Apr. 22, 1901.)`

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UNITED STATES PATENT FEICE.

WILLIAM E. sEwELL, oF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

yDlsiNFEQTINe-CABWlar FoR BARBERSJ USE, etc.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,676, dated March 4, 1.902.

'Appleman mea' Ap'rn 22, 1901. serial No. 56,907. (No man.) Y

To a/ZZ whom it' may concern:

Be it knownthat I, WILLIAM E. SEWELL, a citizen of .the United States of America, residing at Detroit-inthe county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Disinfecting- Cabinets for Barbers Use, dac., of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and usefulV r fectant.

The invention further consists in the pecullar construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, all as more fully hereinafter de.

scribed, and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l 1s a vertical central section.

Fior. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. o

Fig. 3

, is a perspective View of the cabinet.

As shown in the drawings, A is a cabinet formed at the bottom 'with a drawer B, in whlch a glass or other suitable tray C is placed containing the disinfectant, a blotteror piece' of felt'being preferably laid inthe tray,which is saturated with the solution.

D and E are horizontal partition-walls, the partitionwall E extendingbut halfway across the cabinet and forming with the vertical partition-wall F a compartment G, adapted to receive a drawer G' for the reception of a hair-brush or the like, while the top compartment H is provided with a drawer H', exf' tending entirely across the cabinet, for the reception of razors, dac'. I may, however, have the compartment G extend clear across the cabinet, similar to the compartment H.

I is a chamber or compartment provided with the drawer B, adapted to receive the Vessel C, containing the disinfectant.

The drawers G H' are made of'a length slightly less than the cabinet, with their side pieces terminating in inclined cams beyond the rear edge of the'drawer proper,the drawer I-I' being preferably open at the lback for the ready access of the disinfectant, aY ridge a being formed at the back toform 'an abutment for the razors, while'the drawer G' is provided with a back b, preferably extending to neail the bottom to form a transverse slot o beneath the same for the admission of the disinfectant'.

CZ is an opening in the bottom of the drawer G', registering with an opening d in the partition-wallE when the'drawer is pushed in, and e is an opening in said wall provided with a hinged valvef, extending entirely across the compartment, Vso that when the drawer is pushedin the inclined cams g will strike the lvalve f and lift it from said opening, the

openings d d' registering at the same time, so

The bottom of the drawer II' lspaced al slight distance from the partition-wall D, and 7i; represents a series of transverse slots in the bottom to permit the free circulation ofthe disinfectant therethrough, and Z is a cloth lining to prevent injuring the razors. The drawer G' may be similarlylined, as shown.

I am aware that it has been proposed to place a razor ina vessel containing a liquid disinfectant or in a chamber in which the disinfectant is heated; but I have found that both of these methods either corrode the razor or spoil its cutting edge, while with my construction this objection is entirely overcome, as the razors do not come in contact .with the liquid o r saturated steam therefrom.

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partmentsis in independent'. communication with the disinfectant-chamber, and as soon as either drawer is drawn out it is cut off from the source of supply, thus preventing the escape of the disinfectant into the room.

Any disinfectant may be used which will destroy bacteria or micro-organisms, as such disinfectants have been found very penetrating, and it would be impossible for a germ to live in such a cabinet.

What I claim as my invention isl. The combination in a disinfecting or sterilizing cabinet, of a casing divided into compartments by transverse partition-walls formed with openings, drawers fitting in said compartments, valves controlling the openings in said partition-walls, for controlling communication between the compartment for the disinfectant and the compartments adapted to contain the articles to be disinfected, and inclined cams carried by said drawers for actuating its particular val ve to establish comm unication with the compartment containing the disinfectant.

2. In a disinfectingcabinet, the combination of a casing divided by transverse partition-walls into an upper, a lower and intermediate compartments, communicating through openings in said partitions with the lower compartment, valves controlling said openings, drawers fitting in said compartments, inclined cams carried by said upper and intermediate drawersfor opening said valves when the drawers are pushed in, and the intermediate drawer formed with the opening Cl in its bottom adapted to register with the opening CZinthelowermost partition-wall.

3. The combination in an apparatus of the character described, of a casing divided into compartments by partition-walls formed with openings, drawers fitting in said compartments, valves controllingr the openings in said walls, means for actuating said Valves by the movementof the drawers, one of said drawers having a second set of openings or apertures formed in its bottom and innerend in communication with the source of disinfectant-supply, whereby a circulation of the disinfectant `is obtained throughout the full length of the drawer.

4. In a disinfecting-cabinet, the combination of a casing divided by transverse partition-walls into an upper, a lower and intermediate compartment, communicating through openings in said partitions with the lower compartment, valves controlling said openings, drawers fitting in said compartments having stops or abutments across their rear ends of a width less than the height of the drawer to form transverse openings for the admission of the disinfectant into the drawer and means carried by the drawers for opening said valves at an angle to detiect the disinfectant into the ends of said drawers.

5. In a disinfecting-cabinet, 'the combination of a casing divided by transverse partition-walls into an upper, a lower and intermediate compartment, said upper and intermediate compartments communicating -with the compartment adapted to contain the disinfectant through openings in said walls, valves controlling said openings and drawers fitting in said compartments, means Ycarried by said drawers for actuating said Valves, said intermediate drawer having an opening formed in its forward end coinciding with an opening `in the partition-wall and a stop or abutment extending across the rear end of said drawer, of a width less than the height of the drawer to form a transverse opening beneath the same, whereby a circulation of the disinfecting medium is obtained throughout the entire length of the drawer.

6. In a disiufecting-cabinet, the combination of a casing divided by transverse partition-walls into an upper, an intermediate and a lower compartment adapted to contain the articles to be disinfected and the disinfectant respectively, the upper and intermediate compartmeut communicating with the compartment containing the disinfectant through openings formed in'said walls, valves controlling said openings and drawers fitting in said compartments, inclined cams carried by said upper and intermediate drawers for opening said valves when the drawers are pushed in, said upper drawer havingits bottom slitted and raised above the partition-wall to form an air-space therebetween whereby a circulation of the disinfectant is obtained.

7. The combination in an apparatus of the character described, of a casing divided into compartments by partition-walls, drawers {itting in said compartments, flap-valves hinged to said partition-walls adjacent to openings formed therein, inclined cams formed by a rearward extension of the side members of said drawers for opening said valves when said drawers are pushed in and hold the same in an inclined position to deflect the disinfectant into said drawers.

S. In a device of the character described,

the combination with a casing of transverse partition-walls dividing the same into compartments communicating with each other through openings in said partition walls, drawers titting in said compartments, valves controlling the openings in said partitionwalls, and coacting inclines on the valves and drawers adapted to open the valves by the closing movement of the drawers.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM E. SEWELL.

Witnesses:

OTTO F. BARTHEL, JOSEPH A. NOELKE.

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